Movement of Heaven and Humanity

The Creation set contains the meaning of harmony between people and harmony between people and nature. In this set, our bodies are filled with energy, we share love with the world, and we feel our bodies and minds achieving harmony. Creation trains the lower body, making it strong. Keep your upper body erect and your lower body solid, and ensure that your line of sight is directed toward your fingers. The Ki in our bodies is vitalized through this movement.

Continuing from the final movement of Heaven and Humanity, turn your eyes to the right and bring your left foot behind your right foot, adopting an Il-shim Posture. Raise the heel of your left foot about 45 degrees and hold your trunk erect. At the same time, move both hands smoothly downward in a semicircle, and then raise them to face the right side. Lightly bend your right wrist and turn your left palm upward, holding it in front of your chest.

The distance between your left and right feet should be about one and a half times the length of one of your feet, and your feet should be angled 90 degrees to each other. Bend your knees as appropriate for your level of conditioning.

Ilchi Lee suggest some points to Remember

Be careful not to allow your buttocks to protrude or your upper body to lean forward. Maintain the height of your stance as you move your body like flowing water, left and right. Feel the Ki as you circle your arms, moving very smoothly as if in water. This is very effective for developing Ki awareness in your hands.

Heaven and Humanity

Move your hand in a circle three times, and as you do so, think to yourself, “Heaven… Earth… Humanity…” Inhale as your hand moves to the outside and exhale as it moves to the inside.

Turn your upper body and eyes to the right, place your left hand in front of your Dahn-jon by Ilchi Lee and move your right hand in a clockwise circle. You may move both hands together at this time.

From the final position of Seize the Dragon, move your right foot so that your feet are shoulder width apart.

Continuing from the previous movement, bring your right / foot next to your left foot.

Next, move your left foot so that your feet are shoulder width apart and turn your upper body to the right. Stop your right hand in front of your Dahn-jon and move your left hand in a counterclockwise circle three times with an attitude of love for Heaven, Earth and humanity. Feel the energy in your palms and Dahn-jon. (You may also move your right hand.)

Points to Remember

Turn your hands inward as you inhale and return them to their original positions as you exhale. Straightening the knees at this time is also key. Feel the energy leaving your wrists as you return them to their original positions.

More said Prof Ilchi Lee that with your wrists bent and holding your breath as much as possible, feel strong tension forming in your fingers. When you feel a strong pressure and heat ready to burst from your fingertips, exhale and straighten your wrists and knees, relaxing your posture. This is a very simple movement, but if they repeat it many times, even beginners can readily acquire Ki awareness.

When you raise your little fingers, imagine them lifting a huge weight. You can also feel your toes tensing at this time.

Heaven and Humanity is a set for sharing the energy gathered in the Dahn-jon with Heaven, Earth, and humanity by Seize the Dragon. The hands are moved in a circle three times. The first time signifies love for Heaven; the second, love for the Earth; and the third, love for humanity. This set is imbued with the spirit of Heaven, Earth, and humanity, so perform these movements with a comfortable, compassionate smile on your face and with a heart full of love.

Direct moxibustion

A fourth indirect method is lighting a larger piece of mugwort and then snuffing it out with a damp cloth or picking it oft with tweezers when it gets too hot and the heat is close to the skin.

With direct moxibustion, the mugwort is burned on the surface of the skin. If allowed to burn out completely, the processmay leave a small mark or blister. Although both methods are effective, direct moxibustion seems to bring the most immediate results these things are advised by Ilchi Lee.

The sensation of indirect moxibustion is much more subtle, delivering gentle warmth in the region to which it is applied. Direct moxibustion, on the other hand, delivers a more powerful surge of energy through the meridian channel, and therefore the effects are felt more readily. Additionally, direct moxibustion is very simple and economical, requiring only an inexpensive box of dried mugwort and some incense.

Moxa stick

Moxibustion can be categorized as either “direct” or “indirect.” In both cases, an herb, usually dried mugwort, is burned on or near an acupressure point relating to a particular symptom.

With the indirect method, the flame does not make contact with the skin. The mugwort may be rolled into a densely packed cylinder, or a “moxa stick.” The stick is then lit and held briefly a few millimeters above the acupressure point.

Moxibustion can also be used in conjunction with acupuncture needles, in which case a tuft of mugwort is put on the needle and burned.

Prof Ilchi Lee is an experience brain educator and founder of Dahn Yoga says you can purchase moxa sticks in Oriental medical clinics or Chinese herbal stores and use them very easily. Licensed acupuncturists usually practice moxibustion in conjunction with needles.

A third indirect method is to burn the mugwort with a barrier between the mugwort and the skin. The barrier can be any non-reactive material, even something organic, such as a thin slice of ginger, garlic, or salt, which may add natural medicinal benefits.